Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9010
34.7CPU36.2
34.3GPU33.2
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 31.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+1). Huawei Kirin 9010 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic
- 24% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,573
- 15% higher Max clock: 2.65 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 32% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,484 vs 3,400
General
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2024 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.4 | ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder | 1x2.3 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.18 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 Little |
| Max clock | 2.65 GHz+15% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 910 |
| GPU clock | — | 750 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | — |
| AI performance | 6 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7660 LTE (external) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9010 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 900,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,340Top 37% | 1,446+8%Top 32% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,400Top 40% | 4,484+32%Top 31% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,950+24%Bottom 49% | 1,573Bottom 40% |
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